Weather Records on 3 July 1918

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1918. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 3 July 1918

On 3 July 1918, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 55 daily.
Lichtentanne set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 3 July 1918.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

55 stations

55 station records on 3 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 3 July 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 55.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1918

Top 20 records on 3 July 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1918	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1918	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Armagh, GB	daily low min	5.7 C (42.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Plauen, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Washington, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily low min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Tashkent, UZ	daily high min	22.6 C (72.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Moose Factory, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Tbilisi, GE	daily high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	34 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1918	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	33 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 55 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	42
5 to 10	2
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2